Overall Checklist: Date of publication Author? is it an opinion website Are there references or footnotes? url updated is the website trying to sell you something?
Group 1:
Date on the website or article you are looking at?
Who wrote the article?
Citations and references?
what type of site is it?
Are there links or footnotes?
Is it selling something?
Is it an ad?
Group 2:
Who wrote?
References?
Last update?
Biased?
Grammar errors and is the content good or not?
Group 3:
How does URL start? http is more reliable
Ends in .gov or .us or .(state abbrev) is reliable
tilde is not reliable
When was the site published?
More recent is more reliable?
What is site's main purpose?
Does the site have resources or list of contact information?
Author states his opinion, it is an opinion and not credible. Check to see you are reading facts.
Group 4:
Is the website outdated?
Is the information biased or opinionated?
Are there spelling and grammar errors
Does the information agree with the information from another source?
Can you check the history or edit the website?
Who wrote the website?
Group 5:
.aero Air Transport Industry
.edu Only limited by a post-secondary institute
.info need to register and be approved
.com can register and change info on site
.org
.gov, .edu, .mil, .museum
state abbreviation
Group 6:
Credibility of the author of a website
Check domain name
Identify the purpose for publishing
Check for tilde
determine the author of the information and is there contact information
fact or opinion
Is the information current?
Date of publication
Author?
is it an opinion website
Are there references or footnotes?
url
updated
is the website trying to sell you something?
Group 1:
Date on the website or article you are looking at?
Who wrote the article?
Citations and references?
what type of site is it?
Are there links or footnotes?
Is it selling something?
Is it an ad?
Group 2:
Who wrote?
References?
Last update?
Biased?
Grammar errors and is the content good or not?
Group 3:
How does URL start? http is more reliable
Ends in .gov or .us or .(state abbrev) is reliable
tilde is not reliable
When was the site published?
More recent is more reliable?
What is site's main purpose?
Does the site have resources or list of contact information?
Author states his opinion, it is an opinion and not credible. Check to see you are reading facts.
Group 4:
Is the website outdated?
Is the information biased or opinionated?
Are there spelling and grammar errors
Does the information agree with the information from another source?
Can you check the history or edit the website?
Who wrote the website?
Group 5:
.aero Air Transport Industry
.edu Only limited by a post-secondary institute
.info need to register and be approved
.com can register and change info on site
.org
.gov, .edu, .mil, .museum
state abbreviation
Group 6:
Credibility of the author of a website
Check domain name
Identify the purpose for publishing
Check for tilde
determine the author of the information and is there contact information
fact or opinion
Is the information current?